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Beautiful Canadian style home in Lac-Beauport.

Luxurious Canadian style single family home, size 30 x 42 feet with 18 x 27 feet garage. Completely renovatedproperty, located on a large flat and wooded plot of 20,000 square feet, in a quiet areaand with little traffic. The path ends in a cul-de-sac at the end of the property. It offers panoramic views of Le Relais Ski Centre in winter. Landscaping is added to this setting.

The land is bounded on one side by acedar hedgeof about 110 feet, on the front by the edge of the street and on the other side by a wall of about 170 feet on which houses trees, shrubs and hedges. An undergrowth bounds the back of the field. An irrigation system serves the front, side and rear of the property.

A shack of 10 x 24 feet, finished in corrugated sheet, lodges at the back of the field.

Parking space is available on the front, side and back of the house. It can accommodate more than 10 cars.

The outer cladding is entirely made of quarry stone.

Systems

Theair conditioningand heating system is pulsed air by heat pump and/or furnace according to demand, complemented by an electronic filter, a central humidifier and a thermostat managed also by smart phone. Skirting boards and electric furnaces are also used.

The house is connected to the water and sewer system of the municipality since November 2018.

The house

2 heated and ventilated garagesare annexed to the residence, each comprising an electric door opener with remote control and access to the house. The finishing of the concrete of the floor of the patio gallery and the garage adjacent to the house is made of polyurethane.

Upstairs are the living room, dining room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms, walk-in closet and bathroom. The existing fireplace in the living room, unique in its form of a ski boot and the stones that make up it, is now powered by propane gas. The stove also uses propane gas.

In the upstairs bathroom, we find mainly a 68-inch freestanding bath with a standing faucet, washer-dryer, storage cabinets, a concrete countertop containing fluorescent crystals in the evening reflecting light stored during the day and on which a washbasin is housed. The ventilation unit on the ceiling includes a light, a night light, a fan and a 1500w heater. The floor is radiant.

In the basement you will also find a bedroom, living room, training room, bathroom, cedar wardrobe, room for wood burner, workshop and storage areas.

The house offers possibilities for expansion at reduced costs on the 17 x 20.4 ft concrete patio area with existing soling and foundation, and even on the other 17 x 22.25 ft annexed part, whose structure is supported by 10 screw piles. It is also possible to operate the attic of the residence considering that the space available in height is more than 17 feet, but the rafters are not equipped to do so. This patio gallery is currently belted by aluminum and glass ramps.

2015: Heating, ventilation and dryer ducts cleaned (June 2), agricultural drain around the foundation of the house examined and in good condition (July 10), repair of the masonry joints of all the walls of the property (autumn), installation of a freestanding bath with standing tap ( December).

2017: Change of the floor drain of the main garage, repair of the cement floor of the latter in polyurethane and that of the patio gallery (May).

2018: Connection of the house to the water and sewer network of the municipality, change of the hot water tank , cleaning and verification with camera of the farm drain of the house and other pipe under the concrete floor, repair of the secondary garage door and change of the floor covering of the room to the basement (November).

2019: Refurbishment of the basement floor following the connection to the water and sewer system, refreshment of the paint of the storage spaces of the main garage (April), installation of a waterproofing on the concrete floor of the 2nd garage, repair of some exterior stone walls, laying of black earth and lawn seed in places affected by the connection to the networks, the refuelling of the propane tank (May to July).

What is excluded, but negotiable : Washer and dryer, refrigerator, dishwasher, kitchen table and chairs, cupboard, 4 counter benches and living room furniture, living room and bedroom in the basement. All tools and materials necessary for the maintenance of the property are also negotiable.

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